today at five, there's anger as the government confirms the routes for the second phase of the high speed rail project, north of birmingham. the government has now confirmed new homes on a housing estate near sheffield, will have to be demolished. this isn't going to benefit south yorkshire one bit. just them down south, that is the only thing that will benefit. if we have the capacity of the future we need express trains off existing mainlines to create more space in birmingham, leeds four commuter trains in to get freight off the roads and rail. we'll be hearing from residents who'll be affected, and business leaders who welcome the new routes. the other main stories on bbc news at 5. the education secretary announces an extra £1.3 billion in funding for schools, over the next two years. the additional investment we are announcing today will be the biggest improvement in the school funding system for well over a decade. round two.

a fresh round of talks in brussels on the uk's departure from the eu — the brexit secretary says it's time to get down to business. a terminally ill man takes his case to the high court — to try to overturn the ban on assisted dying. and the duke and duchess of cambridge arrive with their family in warsaw — at the start of a tour of poland and germany. our main story at five — within the past hour, the government has revealed its preferred route for the manchester and leeds branches of the high speed two railway line. it's confirmed that new homes on a housing estate in mexborough, near sheffield, will be bulldozed.

residents will lose their homes because ministers decided the line should serve the existing sheffield city centre station , rather than a proposed station at meadowhall shopping centre. that plan has been shelved. the government says the affected residents will be offered comparable homes nearby. here's wyre davies. hsz. critics say it'll be the most expensive railway on the planet. the government says it is essential for the future of the uk's transport system and the economies of the midlands and the north. this afternoon at his released details of the northern roots to manchester and leeds after earlier awarding contracts for the first phase of the projects between london and birmingham. those first contracts are worth more than £6 billion. that, says the government, will bring in 16,000 jobs, but already six years in the planning, the first trains won't be operational until 2026, by which time 300,000 passengers will be riding on the new network each day. 0vercrowding and overcapacity

on the existing network is why its backers say hs2 is essential. no contradiction, says the government. it is spending billions on infrastructure at a time when public sector pay is still capped at 1%. we have a situation today where the railways around cities are congested. where there is not enough space for the freight service. if we are going to have the capacity we need for the future, we will have to get the express trains off those lines, create more space in london, birmingham, manchester and more space to get freight off the roads and on to rail. large swathes of woodland, farmland and some villages will have to make way for the new line. more controversially still, experts says the department for transport has grossly underestimated the price. some suggestions the first phase to birmingham alone could double in cost from 23 billion, to almost £48 billion. the cost is based on international best standards, and those standards

do not apply to the problems we have in the uk, where we are building on a small congested island, full of property—owning people, in a democracy, and the costs of land take and compensation is considerable. in the commons there was considerable anger on both sides of the house over the way such an important announcement about public spending was being handled. important announcement about public spending was being handledlj important announcement about public spending was being handled. i have elderly residents who are being told their homes will be taken away from them, we have heard from my right honourable friend about cost overruns, i sadly think it is outrageous that this major item of public expenditure which is affecting my constituents and those of many others is not being reflected by a statement here today. this is a gross discourtesy and adds

insult to injury for my constituents so insult to injury for my constituents sol insult to injury for my constituents so i would seek your advice about how we can get the transport secretary to come to the house and show some accountability on this issue. the project has been mired in delays and compilations but the government insists shorterjourney times will benefit the economy. some homeowners including those on a brand—new estate in south yorkshire face compulsory rehousing but work ona face compulsory rehousing but work on a project that has been years in the planning is due to start imminently. conflicting views, some in business think it is good for the north of england and some communities north of birmingham as well, others are very angry and the transport secretary will make an oral statement in the commons at 10pm to flush out more of this announcement on those final routes

for the hs2 project. and explain the thinking behind where exactly this new route will be heading north of birmingham. we have heard from some of the communities that have been affected, karen schofield's home near mexborough is directly in the path of the new line and has been speaking to simon mccoy. path of the new line and has been speaking to simon mccoym path of the new line and has been speaking to simon mccoy. it is the worst possible news anybody wants to hear that you will lose your family home which my husband and his brothers bought the land a long long time ago, a0 odd years ago and there have been for family homes time ago, a0 odd years ago and there have been forfamily homes built, horses and stables, we have prided employment for local communities and it is ok, hst saying they will compensate like the like that we have invited them to come down here and look at what we have built up over the years, they have not been

but it is just going to be the worst possible news and how we can all start again, it is unthinkable. possible news and how we can all start again, it is unthinkablelj start again, it is unthinkable.” know you work at the local primary school, your husband is a farmer, what does this mean, what will the next few years mean for you as a family? it will mean we will be standing together like we always do... and we will continue the fight. i do... and we will continue the fight. i know this is upsetting and i appreciate as we talk to this news is any sinking in and particularly difficult because you have waited for this the years, haven't you? we first got to know last year in july but then things were hurried through, we have not had as long as other councils to get in our consultation forms, things have been rushed through and communication to

be quite frank has been dire. it has been absolutely disgusting the way we have been treated. one of the residents near sheffield who will be seriously affected by the new route of the hs2 line proposed by government. ed cox is the director of the think tank — the ‘institute of public policy research‘ in the north of england. we can speak to him now from our studio in salford. i don't know if you heard karen schofield, one of a number of people whose home is currently in the direct line of the proposed route for hate chest too. that is because the decision has been taken not to route this station or route the new line through mexborough but go through sheffield city centre. does that make sense to you? well, i feel terrible those residents that are affected in this way by the hs2

line, it is tragic for them as individual households but we have an economy worth £300 billion in the north which desperately needs to be able to exploit its potential, 15 million people living in the north who really do need the extra capacity and so sadly it is absolutely right that we need to make some key decisions about hs2 and the way it comes to the north and the way it comes to the north and i'm delighted the cess —— the secretary of state has announced it will come to manchester and leeds because that has not always been the shore. regards sheffield, it is the right decision to go into sheffield city council. for the maximum benefit for the maximum number of people connecting up city centres is what we have to do. really we should see hs2 as a package, we need to see other measures as well, how people like those living in mexborough and

others around the city centre is how they get into those hubs because if you want to see the benefit of hs2 spread, we need to see much better connectivity across the north and not just connectivity across the north and notjust up connectivity across the north and not just up and connectivity across the north and notjust up and down to london. connectivity across the north and not just up and down to london.“ you are crossing the pennines from the north—west and north—east, it is a nightmare, frankly, and are you suggesting that if that kind of connectivity is not looked at, then all the money, all the homes that are destroyed, all the people whose lives will be made hell while this thing is being built, will not be worth it? no, what we are saying is hsz worth it? no, what we are saying is hs2 is an important piece of the jigsaw but what we need to see is other pieces of the jigsaw being put into place as well and the east—west connectivity is absolutely critical, we have to see what people call hs three coming into play as well and the local connections, the bus services into city centres, we need

to see them much improved so never bus system that looks much more like that in london, public transport system that works more effectively so it is a combination of factors and if we do not get them all right, then yes, hs2 will not be as beneficial but if hs2 is an important part of the jigsaw. and what about the overall cost, critics suggest it has been underestimated? government does have to keep costs under control, that is absolutely right but we need to recognise that asa right but we need to recognise that as a nation over the past ten years we have invested 2% of gdp in big infrastructure, that compares with 8%, 10% in similar developed countries like germany and france so we have a lot of catching up to do. we're still trying to run a modern economy on 19th century transport infrastructure, particularly in the north of england. london has done well in infrastructure spending but in the north we haven't and that is the main reason a national productivity is being held back and

so we need to see that investment now, it is not a question of either this scheme or that skin, what we need to see is proper capital investment in some of the big schemes to drive the northern economy forward. thank you for joining us. in the past half an hour, the education secretary has said she is making extra money available for schools in england. she told mps she recognised during the general election there had been public concern about the level of funding schools and the money will come from savings within the department for education. people were concerned about the overall funding for schools as well as its distribution. as the prime minister said, we are determined to listen. that is why today i am confirming our plans to get on with introducing a national funding formula in 2018 slash 19 and i can announce that this will additionally

now be supported by significant extra investment into the core schools budget over the next two yea rs. schools budget over the next two years. the additional funding schools budget over the next two years. the additionalfunding i am setting out today together with the introduction of a national funding formula will provide schools with the investment they need to offer a world —class the investment they need to offer a world—class education to every single child. there will therefore be an additional £1.3 billion for schools and high needs across 2018, 19 and 20 20. in addition to the schools budget set at spending review 2015. there was an announcement last year of funding for me that angered a lot of people, do you think this will cheer if you folks up? there are two things which are related but not the same, one is the national funding formula, the

way money is distributed to schools over many many decades, people i thought it was incredibly unfair, that in some areas a school got a lot more per pupil than others so the conservative government want a nationalformula to the conservative government want a national formula to day justine greening said should be going ahead with that but there was also being another hot political issue in about the general election, many parents received letters from headteachers complaining they would be effectively losing some funding, even though in cash terms the funding might be staying the same, when to take into account inflation they would have to find an awful lot of savings, this was a successful campaign in many parts of the country, the government says it is listening and asjustine greening says there will be £1.3 billion more going into english schools over two yea rs going into english schools over two years but a crucial point, this is not new money coming from the treasury, justine greening has had to look within her own department and existing budget education and find some savings she's. she says

there will be efficiency savings and changes the way capital projects have works and centralise projects, too. something most of us will never have heard of but there was money being put aside for healthier meals and lifestyles for pupils after—school activities for example, after—school activities for example, a lot of that money now will be given straight to headteachers, they will not have to spend time back, they can spend it as they want. whether this will be enough to please the pupils, teachers and head teachers and parents we must wait and see the many conservative mps will feel a bit happier that it looks that the government has listened to concerns about the funding of public services. joining me now is kevin courtney, the general secretary of the national union of teachers. £1.73 £1.3 billion, that sounds good. it will not be enough. i have come hotfoot from a meeting from the

primary heads union and we have all shared the same concerns. where we think in september schools are going to increase class sizes dramatically across the country, class sizes will go across the country, class sizes will 9° up across the country, class sizes will go upfor across the country, class sizes will go up for primary class sizes will go up for primary class sizes will 9° up go up for primary class sizes will go up in many schools, we will see in many secondary schools the arts, dance and music teachers who left in some are not replaced and they'll be less subject choice in those important areas open to children so we are pleased to hear there is some extra money and it is early days but we are worried it is not as much as the conservatives promised in their ma nifesto the conservatives promised in their manifesto and we thought there would bea manifesto and we thought there would be a billion every year and this is less. it is not about trading big figures. what matters is the real effects on real students in real classrooms and one figure we heard is 0.5% cash increase in the affected schools but the worst

affected schools but the worst affected schools but the worst affected schools were facing cuts of eight to 11%, 0.5% comes nowhere near that. we still have serious concerns. we are pleased she is taking 200 million out of the free schools budget because we have a lwa ys schools budget because we have always said that as an expensive policy but as your correspondent said, this is not new money, this is repositioning within the education department and sometimes we all want money at the front services but sometimes you cut back service and still have to find the money upfront services. how much money do you believe is necessary? before unions we re believe is necessary? before unions were saying we need a 2 billion uplift for this september and then more going on beyond that so we are nowhere near that in terms of putting off his immediate cuts so we think this will still lead to very big cuts in many schools around the country. and the assumption was from the manifesto it was1 billion extra per year. it is hard, they said £4

billion in the manifesto, we knew 3 billion in the manifesto, we knew 3 billion was for people growth suddenly thought there was 1 billion new money which they were taking out a free school meals and some repositioning within the department, they stop the free school meals policy, but they do not seem to have put in extra money or enough extra money to compensate for that so we think, our initial reading, we need to look at the depth of this is it is not as much as they were saying in the manifesto but the big numbers do not really matter, who knows what 8 billion, 3 billion means across, what matters is what is happening at an individual school and an individual child in an individual classroom so soon as we can and understand the government numbers will but them on our website, school cuts .org .uk which will break down the figures in terms of real figures but we think there are big cuts still. you still need to look at

details —— in detail at the figures. the top stories... the government has confirmed the roots for the second phase of the high—speed rail network, new homes in a housing estate near sheffield will be demolished. the education secretary announces 1.3 extra billion for schools. and round two of talks begin in brussels on the uk departure from the eu. the brexit secretary says it is time to get down to business. in spore, south africa have hammered england in the second test by 3a0 runs at trent bridge. the winner levels the series at 1-1. bridge. the winner levels the series at 1—1. the parents arrive for the first two rounds of the open which up first two rounds of the open which up royal birkdale. and johanna konta

has moved up to numberfour in the world in the new tennis rankings. she reached the semifinals at wimbledon last week. more on this story is just after half past five. the second round of formal talks on britain's departure from the eu has got under way in brussels. the brexit secretary david davis said it was "time to get down to business," and that the priority was to decide the rights of british and eu citizens in each others countries. the eu says there has to be substantial progress on this — and on a financial settlement, and the issue of the irish border — before talks on trade can start. meanwhile downing st has said the prime minister will remind colleagues of the need to keep cabinet discussions private, after a series of leaks over the weekend. here's adam fleming. they have been getting into position for weeks. even months. finally, it is time to talk detail. and for now, they seem to be speaking each other‘s language. we will now delve into the...

the heart of the matter. we need to examine and compare our respective positions, in order to make good progress. for us, it is important we make good progress. there will be negotiations, and we'll identify the differences so that we can deal with them, and identify the similarities so we can reinforce them, and now it is time to get down to work, and make that successful negotiation. mr davis left soon afterwards, leaving much of that work to officials. this week, they will discuss the northern irish border, which will become an external frontier of the european union. then there is the so—called brexit bill. how to calculate what the uk owes for financial commitments made as a member. and citizens‘ rights — what will happen to eu nationals living in the uk and brits abroad? that is what the foreign secretary emphasised at a meeting

just around the corner. i am very pleased that negotiations are beginning, and, as you know, a very fair serious offer has been put on the table by the uk government about citizenship, the value we place on the 3.2 million eu citizens in our country, the very good offer i think we are making to them and the security they can have about their future, and i hope very much that people will look at that offer in the spirit it deserves. it is a great offer. questions about cabinet splits at home, they went unanswered. the unionjack has been taken down already, david davis is heading home. the really hard work is taking place behind closed doors. privately eu officials think the uk is moving closer to their position when it comes to money. there is still the big issue of whether the european court ofjustice has a say over the lives of eu citizens living

in the uk after brexit. the european commission tweeted this picture — a not so subtle message. "we have done our homework, what are you bringing to the table?" and adam fleming is in brussels for us now. they don‘t have much time because it is in october that the european union will decide whether or not at that point they have far enough on the talks over the irish border, the brexit bill, citizens rights when they have got far enough with those three difficult things to learn and be able to talk about what the brits really wa nt be able to talk about what the brits really want to talk about witches trade. totally right. october is crunch time for this first phase of talks because that is when michel barnier, the eu chief negotiator will decide whether there has been what he calls sufficient progress on as priority areas of citizens rights and the financial brexit bill to one

who can recommend to the 27th eu leaders that they can move onto the next phase of talks, stuff about trojan future corporation and the juicy stuff the british government wa nts to juicy stuff the british government wants to get its teeth into. the negotiators on the first day of talks will be downing pens and in minutes, ido talks will be downing pens and in minutes, i do not expect to get any update on what has happened is that the people running these talks really wa nt the people running these talks really want there to be radio silence so they can get on with doing the detailed work. i understand this week is all about clarification of each side positions, both sides have produced positions, both sides have produced position papers on what they think about a range of issues, the eu side produced more than the uk side, what they will do this week is asking each other questions about what you mean by that paragraph and what you leave out and what of that paragraph and what you leave out and whatever clause mean? and then the only information will get about how the talks of god will come on thursday when david davis will be back here

in brussels to wrap things up with michel barnier and then we had to get a press conference with the two men when we will get any signs of progress in this first round of substantive talks. adam, thank you. a teenager has appeared in court in connection with a spate of acid attacks in east london last week. the sixteen—year—old was charged in connection with 15 offences related to five attacks, which happened over the course of just 90 minutes. this evening, the rise in assaults involving corrosive substances will be discussed in parliament. the united arab emirates has denied that it was behind the hacking of qatar‘s news websites , a development that sparked a major diplomatic rift. the denial was in response to a newspaper article that said us intelligence sources had linked emirati officials with the hack. with me is our security correspondent frank gardner.. break this down for us, the hacking

of these websites, how do that lead to this rift? it is more than that, thatis to this rift? it is more than that, that is the catalyst which really kicked it off in may. a generation ago, these are pretty obscure countries, the uae, no one had we heard of it, nor of qatar but those countries have developed into household names, the emirates stadium, the sporting events, very own harrods, 95% of the london shard, 22% of the london stock exchange, 6% so these are incredibly important to britain. and they have fallen out over accusations of supporting terrorism. the more conservative gulf arab states, saudi arabia, bahrain and uae all accused qatar of sponsoring terrorism and extremism saying you have sponsored and given money to the muslim brotherhood, you have fostered revolutions in egypt is libya, supportedjihadism, revolutions in egypt is libya, supported jihadism, qatar says that

is nonsense, we have not done much can we have given free speech throughout aljazeera can we have given free speech throughout al jazeera and can we have given free speech throughout aljazeera and you, saudi arabia, want to control foreign policy. what happened was in may a series of statements, embarrassing state m e nts series of statements, embarrassing statements appeared on qatar website attributed to the ruling emir saying he sympathised with the round and criticised saudi arabia, qatar denies making these statements and says it was the uae that hacked this and this morning a us newspaper, the washington post, came out and attributed to us officials uae had hacked this and today we have had the uae minister saying nonsense. it is he she said situation where both sides are now trading accusations, qatar says uae has violated international laws, meanwhile there was a blockade on qatar. qatar has the money it is hurting but it has deep pockets, the highest gdp in the

world coming to shipping food in and having flown in better known land border open any more. thank you very much. a man who raped and killed a 15—year—old schoolgirl in 1976 has beenjailed for 15 years. stephen hough, who‘s 58 and from flint in north wales, was convicted of manslaughter and rape last week. dna found onjanet commins‘s body was matched with his in 2016. it is taken more than a0 years for janet‘s family to learn the truth about her killer. the 15—year—old had choked during an horrific and sustained sex attack. today, former soldier stephen hough was brought to court to be sentenced. he lied to police when originally questioned backin police when originally questioned back in 1976. and continue to deny his guilt when he was arrested last year. stephen camargue are

responsible for those injuries? no comment. are you responsible for those injuries? no comment. he had watched while another man 18—year—old and illiterate scrap metal dealer was jailed for the killing. he served six years in prison. he told the jury at this trial he had been innocent and have confessed to janet‘s manslaughter following police pressure. if he is to clear his name, you will need to appeal the conviction. janet‘s family said believe —— say they believe justice has been family said believe —— say they believejustice has been done. family said believe —— say they believe justice has been donem has brought it all back after a1 yea rs has brought it all back after a1 years and you never get over it. you learn to live with it. to me, you cannot have a conscience, this stephen hough. no way. as far as noeljones is concerned, i have a lwa ys noeljones is concerned, i have always have my doubts, right from

the very outset. janet's disappearance from her trip to the swimming pool left —— led to a huge investigation, how the police handled the case is being examined by the independent place complaints commission. janet is family still live a few streets away from where her body was found. the area has not changed much over the past a0 years. but forensics science has developed ata but forensics science has developed at a rapid pace and that is what led police to her real killer. during a cold case review of the evidence in 2006, police established a full dna profile when a sample of stephen hough dna was entered ten years later it matched. the court heard the odds of being anyone other than stephen hough a billion to one. members of janet family were stephen hough a billion to one. members ofjanet family were in court today, they described stephen hough is an animal, tonight he begins a 12 year sentence for a brutal attack he thought he had got away with since he was 16. temperatures slated for the way

across southern england. 16, 18, fresh air across the northern half of the uk, where it will be more co mforta ble of the uk, where it will be more comfortable for a night‘s sleep there. the wind will change direction, coming infrom there. the wind will change direction, coming in from the cool north sea, areas like eastern scotland, parts of northumberland, temperatures cooler than today. still pleasant in the sunshine. north—western scotland, and north—western england, warmer air moving in. 5—6d fire. top

temperature to the west of london, around 28 degrees. we could hit the 30 degrees mark on wednesday. get ready for some thundery downpours as well. you‘re watching bbc news. the headlines. ministers have announced the preferred route for the hs2 rail link. houses in sheffield will be demolished. juan pizzi billion pounds will be allocated to school funding. —— 1.2 billion. a second round of talks in brussels on the uk‘s departure from the eu. the brexit secretary says it‘s time to get down to business. a terminally ill man who hopes to overturn the ban on

assisted dying is having his case heard at the high court. time for a look at the sport. england have slumped to a heavy 3a0 run defeat to south africa in the second test at trent bridge. the series is levelled at 1—1 with two to play. get practising to save the game, or chase down and almost impossible world record a7a. england‘s batsmen will need to be at their best. the problem, south africa‘s best has been much better in the second test. vernon philander fired up and firing them down. getting keatonjennings fired up and firing them down. getting keaton jennings and fired up and firing them down. getting keatonjennings and gary balla nce getting keatonjennings and gary ballance inside the first a0 minutes. setting the tone, england needing a garden angel to get out of this one. chris morris‘ build to new

england captain joe root, this one. chris morris‘ build to new england captainjoe root, getting past the guard of anyone. the tourists were to give. you can hide your eyes, the only englishman with any success, alastair cook, soon out. on a2. another morris special. within the game was surely over by lunch. definitely over straight after that. jeremyjonny bairstow and moeen ali making it easierfor the south africans, both playing for shots and out. ben stokes a bit more unlucky. philander at his best with another piece of brilliance. if only england has shown such form. fallout for 3pm. a 3a0 england has shown such form. fallout for3pm. a 3a0 run england has shown such form. fallout for 3pm. a 3a0 run defeat. embarrassing first loss for root. his colleagues will have to get practising ever the next test. here are the sorry details.

philander and maharaj taking three wickets each. england‘s captain winning his first game, but brought back down to earth. not good enough with the bat through the bowl game. preparation, application? we prepare very good for this game, two good practices. we did not assess the situation is quickly enough. something we have to learn quickly. the pairings announced for the first two rounds of the open. defending champion henrik stenson will play alongside the former won the one just —— former world number one jordan spieth. mark 0‘meara and ryan moore will be

the first group away on thursday. 0livia breen as won britain‘s ninth gold medal at the world para championships. taking the women‘s t38 world title. i knew i had in me, just to give up. to win, it is, the right time, coming together at the right time, coming together at the right time. i don‘t know what to say. i‘m just so happy. right time. i don‘t know what to say. i'mjust so happy. lots of emotions, but over the moon. johanna konta has moved up to numberfour in the new world rankings. she reached the new world rankings. she reached the semifinals of the ladies singles at wimbledon before losing to venus williams. ranked seventh before the tournament started. in the men‘s andy murray remains world number one

despite going out in the quarterfinals. you can keep up—to—date with those stories on the bbc website. more coming up at 6:30 p:m.. a man who‘s terminally ill is challenging the government to try to overturn the ban on assisted dying. noel conway has motor neurone disease, and wants to be able to choose when and where he dies, without putting those who might help at risk of prosecution. the law currently makes it illegal to help someone to die. our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. from the royal courts ofjustice. noel conway increasingly relies on a ventilator to help him breathe. his chest muscles are gradually getting weaker. 0nce fit and active, motor neurone disease has already robbed him of the ability to walk. as the condition progresses, he fears becoming entombed in his body. i will be quadriplegic. in fact, i could be virtually catatonic. i‘ll be conceivably in a locked—in syndrome.

that to me would be a living hell. that prospect is just not one i can accept. this issue polarises opinion and to on both sides of the argument were outside court. within the court his lawyers said that the question of what is a dignified death is was a matter for an individual. any doctor that helped mr conway to die would face 15 years in prison. the last man in a case like this had not been diagnosed as terminally ill and since then mps overwhelmingly rejected proposals to allow assisted dying. supporters of the current law say it protect the weak and vulnerable. parliamentary have rejected this change to the law on at least ten

occasions on the grounds of public safety. any change to the law to allow assisted suicide is unnecessary and dangerous because it is uncontrollable, as we‘ve seen from other jurisdictions. mr conway says the law is broken and condemns him to unimaginable suffering. with me is any better, he suffered from chronic illness since childhood. and is concerned about changes to the law. and baroness who is concerned about. did taking your

own life cross your mind.” is concerned about. did taking your own life cross your mind. i tried to commit suicide in the past. when i was about 19. what is scary, com pletely was about 19. what is scary, completely delighted that i failed. there was a whole culture around the of it being understandable for me, as someone who is disabled, with a serious long—term illness. it was seen this was a way out for me. this included medical professionals. who would see me for depression, other mental health illnesses. saying we understand why you feel suicidal. 0f course i needed support with depression. not an encouragement to ta ke depression. not an encouragement to take my own life. that is just me. not dead yet .uk, we know this

happens again and again. we make decisions to live, to have proper palliative care and life plan. to bring home to society, with a lot of sympathy for the issues noel conway is facing. we are all on the end of fa cts , is facing. we are all on the end of facts, challenges in our care. this, we cannot take this step. your fear isa we cannot take this step. your fear is a change in the law would mean vulnerable people, like yourself, when feeling depressed, wanting to end it all, vulnerable people like you would be encouraged, potentially pushed into thinking that the system. we don't live in a society where everyone has lovely families. everything is perfect. even doctors

are perfect. that is the key point. the safeguards can never be enough. let me bring in baroness molly meacher. we have had a number of cases going to the high court. that has been the central argument against changing the law, parliament agreed with that. and as a number of occasions. vulnerable people, you are distressed, at points in their life, they might be pushed into taking their red light. the big point here, we are campaigning, and now conway is campaigning for a writer that permanently ill person, dying anyway, to have autonomy and choice about how they die at the very end of their lives. we're not talking about young people with

disabilities, who may live for years and years. not surprising that 80% of the whole population want this right, asi of the whole population want this right, as i do, and 80% of disabled people want is right. no difference between disabled people and anyone else when it comes to the end of life. that is what we're talking about. people tend to confuse things, mother of the argument, by bringing in people with many years ahead of them. we're not talking about disability. at the moment, not enoughin about disability. at the moment, not enough in the way of safeguards. the law we want to bring in will introduce safeguards we simply don't have, for disabled people, at the very end of their lives, and everybody else. you're not talking about a blanket overturning ed law, talking about exemptions. yes, for terminally ill people. at the moment

one person every date goes to switzerland, one person every day committing suicide. what we want our safeguards, very clear emphasis on permanently ill people. a much safer world for all disabled people. all able—bodied people. most particularly, people at the very end of our life. penny, that sounds fair enough. you were not terminally ill. you have a chronic illness. you were depressed? i have a limitation on my life expectancy. many of us have terminally ill conditions. you don't think it might be justified for people like noel conway, a much narrower group. that is the point. it is like a small group asking for

a change, putting many, many at risk. will it? if the law is applied in specific circumstances? we feel, for infants, coercion is subtle. not a lwa ys for infants, coercion is subtle. not always a big, loud thing, of coercing your decision. with turning the ill people, as well as those of us with similar conditions. as has happened, in other countries, there has been incremental extensions, is the phrase. you start with this point, then it increases to include other people. it has happened everywhere. the thin end of the wedge. we are accused of the slippery slope argument. it is real. you disagree with that? this is such a fault that, so that, in this tiny

numberof a fault that, so that, in this tiny number of disabled people, campaigning on the basis of incorrect information. in oregon, that has been no change in the law, over 20 years the law has remained the same. in other countries with different laws, the same applies. they get muddled up between oregon and the netherlands. no question about slippery slope. if we have the law we want it, the same as oregon, for 20 years, that law has led to improved palliative care, the hospice movement is passionately in support of the law. they were worried before it was introduced. all the sorts of fears, then maybe a slippery slope, they are now very happy with the law. end of life is a better thing in oregon, where they have this law, than anywhere else in the united states. other states are planning to replicate the law. other

countries, south africa, new zealand, australia. this is coming all over the place for terminally ill people. they question about a slippery slope. no evidence of that whatsoever. penny, iwill slippery slope. no evidence of that whatsoever. penny, i will give slippery slope. no evidence of that whatsoever. penny, iwill give you the last word. noel conway‘s case is that the high court. he has motor neurone disease, terminally ill. he‘s afraid he will be entombed inside his body, because he will lose complete bodily functions and so one. you are saying, he should not have the right, he would argue, toa not have the right, he would argue, to a dignified end. i have sympathy for him. we live in a society where function, perfect body, is really pushed. phillies function it is seen to bea pushed. phillies function it is seen to be a burden, to seem to be worthless. i believe, even touching

on what molly meacher said, we have good hospice care, you can make end of life plans now. you don‘t have to involve doctors, helping you to assist yourself to die. let‘s be clear, that is what it is. we will end it there. any pepper, baroness meacher, thank you forjoining us. one of president trump‘s pledges was to send millions of illegal immigrants back to mexico. panorama has been investigating how the president has been putting his controversial plans into force. we have been to america to talk to those caught up in it. they came a time and told me she was

arrested. we were shocked. we all sat down, we cried. their parents have been living in america illegally for 21 years. border patrol initially suspected them of involvement in international human trafficking, but dropped the investigation. the duarte parents run a small ice cream business and have no criminal record. the first night alone, the children all moved their beds into the same room for comfort. francisco, the older brother, now does his best to run the household. the border guards knew they were leaving a teenager in charge of children. they just asked me, are you francisco? i said yeah. they said are you 19 years old? i said yeah. they said, ok, you can take care of them. so, all right. so theyjust left you here with all the family? yeah. president trump came to office on a promise to prioritise criminals for deportation.

trump: we have some bad hombres here and we are going to get them out. in his first 100 days, a1,000 illegals or suspected illegals were arrested. most were criminals, but there was a massive spike in people like the duartes being arrested, non—criminals who are undocumented. president trump‘s supporters say the administration is rightly enforcing the law. nobody wants families split and the way to ensure that, if you are a family, is to not come to this country illegally. sometimes the sins of the father are visited upon the sons, and that's unfortunate, but the government didn't create those sins. the duartes went to see their parents in the immigrant detention centre where they have been held. their mother has since been released on bail, but both parents still face possible deportation, as now do any of america‘s 11 million undocumented immigrants.

and you can watch panorama tonight at 8.30 on bbc one. members of the public including the harry potter star daniel radcliffe went to the aid of a man who was being mugged in london. police are investigating, but note arrests have been made. one of those who witnessed the attack, and try to intercept the attackers with his car, isa intercept the attackers with his car, is a former counterterrorism detective from scotland yard ‘s new witnessed everything that happened. what did you see? since leaving the police, i have gone into writing books, working in the personal security industry. i am aware these

gangs are around, we want to rob people. we have a bit of an academic going on of motorcycle and make that crime. i happen to be travelling down the road, i saw a young motorcycle rider on a mayfair. did not have a registration number on. two guys on it. two men. they were looking at people on the pavement. you knew something was slightly dodgy? did not appear quite right. i phoned 999, asking the police people. stop them, question them. as i‘m talking to the police, they turned into a side rate. ifollowed them into the side road. pretty much straightaway, the man on the back began reaching into his coat, waistband, removing something. i got

the impression they were about to do something, did not know exactly what. one of them got off, attacking this man on the pavement carrying a rather expensive louis vuitton die. quite a struggle on the pavement. —— bag. eventually he let go of the bag, the man got on the motorcycle, they rode off. i attempted to intercept the motorcycle, knocking them off so they could be arrested, andi them off so they could be arrested, and i could detain them. bearing in mind i‘m on the phone to the police as this is going on. i miss them, u nfortu nately. as this is going on. i miss them, unfortunately. they went into the kingsway. a number of people came to this man‘s aid, including daniel radcliffe. rather surprising. it was heartening to see so many members of the public assistant. when i went back to where it happened, in my car, as they went off down the road.

there were two people with him. very shaken up. have a nasty wound to the face. two men within, i thought i recognised one of them. you looked really like daniel radcliffe, you said, iam really like daniel radcliffe, you said, i am daniel radcliffe exmouth a bit like the i am batman moment. ——iam a bit like the i am batman moment. —— i am daniel radcliffe! a bit like the i am batman moment. -- i am daniel radcliffe! this man was ok, the two suspects are still being pursued. hopefully they will make the arrests. prince george and princess charlotte have arrived in poland with their parents, at the start of a four day tour of eastern europe.

the duke and duchess of cambridge are beginning their trip in warsaw, before moving on to berlin later this week. princess charlotte carried by his mother. prince george, going to school in september. the last family can do this kind of thing. he was holding his father‘s hand. they met dignitaries. george did not seem overly keen on doing that. then they disappeared, to spend their time, first imposed in, then in germany. this trip, a lot of focus on whether this is brexit related. won‘t go into the nitty—gritty of the negotiations. what the british government hopes that during this tiny air, in poland and germany, what william and kate will be, what they will deliver is a focus on the past that poland and germany share with the uk. the potentialfor future relations between germany, poland and the uk after we leave the

eu. let‘s bring you pictures of the visit. this was the scene a little earlier. hundreds greeting the arrival of the royal at the presidential palace. the couple were met by polling‘s president and first lady. the duchess given flowers presented by schoolchildren. prince george and princess charlotte appeared to have escaped the diplomatic niceties. there is the princess in the middle. they are expected not to feature the children in public as heavily as their pa rents in public as heavily as their parents on this particular trip. we will bring every twist and turn on bbc news. what about the weather, looking good? doing 0k, temperatures up to 27 degrees. if anything, even warmer. it is a beach day, this is the beach in scarborough, not a

single cloud in the sky. people enjoying the sunshine. for those sunny for the vast majority of people in the uk. the far north, scotland, a riverfront bringing cloudy skies into shetland. still, for most of us, sunshine and even keep that sunshine for the next days. overnight, staying on the one side across southern parts of england and wales. temperatures slowly falling away. loads of around 16 degrees. fresh conditions further north. more comfortable for sleeping across the northern half of the country. into tomorrow, high pressure with us. changing position. changing the wind direction. means there will be winners and losers temperature wise. across north—east england, northumberland, yorkshire and lincolnshire, feeling cooler, about five, 6 degrees, for some thanks to the breeze. in western wales and west dinnington,

north—western scotland, some temperatures five a6 degrees higher. changing the distribution of the temperatures. elsewhere, temperatures. elsewhere, temperatures up to 26 also in london. the highest temperatures across the south midlands, maybe hampshire. 27, 20 8 degrees. late in the day, evening time, thunderstorms breaking out. the storms driving northwards across the channel into southern england. wales, east anglia. dorms overnight. the amount of rain we see from the storm clouds varying from place to place. one or two bringing the best part of half a month‘s rain in a few hours. localised surface water flooding from the storms driving across northern england it is scotland and northern ireland. mathieu, she midday on wednesday. 30 degrees across eastern counties. —— a muqqy'

muggy, she midday. still fresher air arriving towards the end of the week. they storms to watch out for. tuesday night, and on into wednesday. that is a weather. the new route for hs2 is announced — the second part of the high speed rail line north of birmingham. the route links birmingham, manchester, liverpool, leeds, sheffield and the east midlands. it‘ll be easier for us to do business on a national scale, it‘ll be easier for us to attract clients to our offices here, and for us to recruit talent from around the country. but it‘s not universally welcomed — the line will run right through a new housing estate. why build a new housing estate and

then potentially knock it down? we are short of houses already. where will we move to? we are in limbo. hs2 has been a project dogged by delays and controversy — we‘ll be assessing the winners and losers of the new route. also tonight... a terminally—ill man battles in the courts for the right